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    Vu Tran HIST 312 Continuities and changes in American Colonies c.1600-1750 When America was discovered people migrated to that country to lead a better and peaceful life. They settled there to practice their religion freely‚ to become land owners and to establish their trading business. In 1600s many Europeans immigrated to America a newly discovered country. Many immigrants came from England to the American colonies. The reason was that Europeans thought it as their dreamland where they could have

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    While Jamestown is now viewed as the first successful British Colony‚ it came close to failing in its first years. Early colonization attempts were not always successful‚ and the odds were not in Jamestown’s favor. From the very beginning‚ it seems‚ Jamestown was bound to be a failure. While many challenges were presented to this colony‚ in the end‚ somehow they rose above these situations and founded what is now modern day Virginia. The beginnings of Jamestown started with none other than aristocrats--

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    The Spanish and the British colonized North America. These two nations were in competition for power. Through their government‚ these nations were able to get hold of the Native Americans‚ traded with them and were being able to create a complex society. In this essay‚ we are going to discuss about the similarities and differences of political‚ social‚ and economical of Spanish-Latin America to that of the British. First of all‚ let’s talk about the social structure of the Spanish-Latin America and

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    As the colonies of America were being settled and beginning to grow‚ each colony began to develop its own differences and identity in the New World. Many people immigrated to the colonies be it puritans‚ slaves‚ farmers‚ quakers and various other groups‚ all came to escape persecution‚ start a new life‚ or make money in the New World; giving the colonies their own mix of personalities. From the rocky coasts of New England to the large fields and plantations of the southern colonies‚ the different

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    Kargo! IB HOTA 3rd period English vs. Spanish Colonization From 1500 to 1700‚ the English colonization of the Chesapeake region and the Spanish colonization of the Central/South American region varied greatly in their primary motivations for settlement and the lasting effects imprinted into both societies. The English motives in settling the Chesapeake region were more economically-based‚ seeking greater economic opportunity and employment‚ while the Spanish effort took on a more religious

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    The English Colonies alongside the Atlantic Coast in the 1600’s- 1700’s began with the failed attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony in Virginia‚ which was later surpassed by the Virginia Company‚ a joint stock company‚ that established the colony of Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay. Following the success of establishment of Jamestown was a series of devastation known as the “starving period” as food sources were scare‚ conflicts with natives arised‚ and starvation characterized the lives of the

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    Salle in 1682. The French had established a fur trade with the Indians around that area developing friendly relations‚ economic alliances‚ and military alliances. Instead of controlling the Indians like the English‚ the French became friends and business partners‚ therefore the Indians became allies with France a lot easier than England. The Huron and the Algonquian Indian tribes were allied with the French‚ while the Iroquois Indians were allied with the English. Whenever the colonies realized they would

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    6th period The Chesapeake region consists of Maryland and Virginia‚ and the New England colonies consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Even though they were both settled around the same time period‚ 1607 to 1700‚ the two regions differ greatly. From the time period of their original settlement in 1607‚ the Chesapeake region developed differently from the New England colonies due to their differences in geography‚ motives for settlement and the socioeconomic backgrounds

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    leading factors that lead a colony to success. These two factors are religion and economics or money. Which factor is more important? In my opinion‚ economics is more important because the colonists had many issues getting necessities‚ and if they had enough money for all that‚ their problems would all basically be gone. Economic stability and the success of the mercantile system made the establishment of the colonies in North America possible. The Massachusetts Bay colony was established in 1691 by

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    1763 marked the end of French and Indian war and caused a great celebration and pride in the American colonies. But‚ in next twelve years‚ the same pride was altered by at bitter and violent conflict with the mother country. The injustices of the mother country finally led the American colonists to declare independence and wage war against it. American colonies were justified for waging war and breaking away from Britain because they were defending themselves against a series of measures Parliament

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